What is the SLJ Online Component?
This is the online component of the learning journey offered to every student in an AFS high school study abroad program: The AFS Student Learning Journey (SLJ). These global online learning activities complement the local in-person ones (i.e., orientations, plus monthly contacts and learning reflections), giving students access to intercultural learning and social innovation content that prepares them for their exchange and supports them throughout their international experience as they develop as active global citizens.
What are the tasks of the SLJ Online Facilitator?
- Facilitate at least 2 Live Sessions of 90 minutes (between June and August 2024).
- Facilitate 3 Live Sessions for the Advanced Curriculum (between November and December 2024).
Cohort size is around 30-40 students for the NH cycle, 15-20 for the SH cycle. Sessions are usually facilitated in pairs. Before the start of each cycle, facilitators are also invited to join an optional check-in meeting and the engaging Student Global Meetup.
Steps to Facilitate the SLJ Online Component:
- Step 1: Complete PEAK 1 Core Facilitation Skills, the AFS Certified Facilitator Training (between May-June 2024) – average of 10 hours to complete online modules and attend 3 live workshops.
- Step 2: Complete Child Protection Training (between May-June 2024) – 30 minutes of online learning and 1 live session.
- Step 3: Attend the 90 minute online Boarding Session for new SLJ Facilitators (June 2024)
Why apply?
- Personal and professional growth as an AFS volunteer or staff.
- Sharpened online facilitation skills — learn how to make online facilitation engaging and fun by becoming a pro on tools like Zoom, Menti, and others!
- Opportunity to deepen your knowledge on intercultural learning content and learn new content in social impact and social innovation.
- Join a global community of facilitators and make connections with fellow AFS volunteers and staff worldwide.
Facilitators Profile/Requirement
- Dedicated commitment to your AFS Organization
- Experience facilitating Intercultural Learning-focused and/or social impact-focused workshops or orientations to AFS audiences (students, volunteers, staff, host families, etc.),
- Have good internet connection to run the online sessions, and
- Be passionate about lifelong learning.
- Highly recommended but not a requirement: Completion of Foundations of Intercultural Learning AND/OR be a Learning Program Qualified Trainer AND/OR a GCC Qualified Facilitator AND/OR participated in a Training For Trainers workshop,
*If selected, you must have approval from your AFS Organization
** This facilitator training has NO direct cost
